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Guidance for Celebrating Halloween

Typical Halloween celebrations do not allow for minimal contact with people outside of your household. If you plan to celebrate, it is important to plan early and identify safer alternatives. Take a look at our Guidance for Celebrating Halloween and be su...

Watch the COVID-19 Press Conferences

Want to know the latest news about COVID-19 in Kansas? Watch Governor Laura Kelly’s press conferences live on Facebook or later on her website. Follow Governor Kelly for press conference schedule and updates. Press conferences featuring Secretar...

Number of Deaths in Kansas - COVID-19 v. H1N1 v. Influenza

During the press conference on September 30, Secretary Lee Norman, M.D. discussed COVID-19 death registration information and compared the number of deaths in Kansas due to COVID-19 to the number of deaths from H1N1 and Influenza.  Watch the pres...

KDHE Social Media Policy

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) welcomes questions and conversation on its social media platforms. All comments are subject to public disclosure laws and will be screened based on the following:

• Potentially libelous commen...

Governor Laura Kelly Signs Executive Order Mandating Masks in Public Spaces

Governor Kelly Introduces Mobile Testing Unit to Assist Communities with COVID-19 Testing

Governor Laura Kelly today announced The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) deployed a Mobile Testing Unit to assist communities with COVID-19 testing for underserved populations.

“In order to combat the spread of COVID-19 and saf...

Governor Laura Kelly Recommends Kansas Stay in Phase 3 of “Ad Astra” Plan

Governor Laura Kelly announced that her administration, as well as officials with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, recommend that communities do not move into Phase Out of “Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas,” which was ...

Governor Kelly, Secretary Norman Share County Trend Map

During the June 15, 2020 press conference, Governor Laura Kelly and Secretary Lee Norman, M.D. shared a data trend map -- a snapshot in time -- to provide a general overview of how counties in Kansas are faring now that it’s been a few weeks sin...

Governor Kelly Signs Bipartisan COVID-19 Response Bill

Jun 9, 2020                                             &...

Governor Kelly Moves Kansas Into Modified Phase 2

May 19, 2020

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Governor Kelly Adds New Phase to “Ad Astra” Plan

On May 14, 2020, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly signed Executive Order 20-31, which establishes a new phase to the “Ad Astra: Plan to Reopen Kansas.” The new “1.5” Phase, effective May 18, 2020, continues reopening eff...

COVID-19 Fraud Schemes

Rumors and scams can easily circulate in times of crisis. Krista Engel, Fraud Manager – Program Integrity for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, said that fraud schemes are already impacting members of Medicare and Medicaid across ...

Governor Laura Kelly Introduces Plan to Safely, Gradually Re-open Kansas

“Ad Astra” plan increases local flexibility in COVID-19 response efforts.

TOPEKA – In a televised address, Governor Laura Kelly presented her detailed framework for gradually, safely re-opening the Kansas economy and getting K...

Governor Kelly issues Executive Orders to aid Kansans during COVID-19 pandemic

As she discussed during her press briefing, Governor Laura Kelly today issued two new executive orders as part of her administration’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic.